ORIGINAL TITLEAnna and the Apocalypse
GENREMusical · Horror · Comedy · Holiday
ABOUT THIS FILM
RUNTIME
97 min
Vibe
zombie-musicalScottishyouthfulenergeticbloodypopfunnybittersweetChristmascoming-of-age
A zombie outbreak hits the Scottish town of Little Haven just before Christmas, forcing Anna and her friends to fight across town while singing about fear, friendship and adulthood. Genuine three-way blend of christmas movie, high-school musical and zombie film; emotional stakes are treated seriously even when the premise becomes absurd.
MOVIE NIGHT RANK
#58 of 100
Watch for
- songs that continue character development
- Ella Hunt's lead performance
- the shift from comic outbreak to grief
- the school as final battleground
Production notes
BFI lists McPhail, producers Naysun Alae-Carew/Nicholas Crum/Tracy Jarvis, writers Alan McDonald/Ryan McHenry and 97 minutes.
Trivia
- John McPhail directed
- BFI lists 97 minutes
- written by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry
- developed from Ryan McHenry's earlier short concept
- BFI classifies it horror/musical/comedy
Legacy
cult favorite whose songs and character arcs survive beyond the novelty premise; expands both British Christmas cinema and holiday horror.